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Fashion

Sometimes we unleash our inner 12-year-old and are all OMG HOLY SHIT AWESOME CLOTHES SQUEE!!! Won’t you join us in this exploration of superficiality? Offbeat Wed’s fashion coverage includes tuxedo alternatives for grooms, clothes for non binary folks, lots of very unique wedding shoes, and more! Be sure to check out our wedding fashion advice posts, too.

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Alternative garters for sexy, geeky, and bad-ass legs

Beth wore both a Joker garter AND a Wonder Woman garter to honor her and her groom’s geekdom loves. I loved this so much that I had to seek and find some other offbeat garters for the extra special offbeat leg to don. I found goth garters, Doctor Who garters, Harry Potter garters, and even a zombie garter.

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Kitschy fun “just married” dress embroidery for your honeymoon outfit

I recently picked up embroidery and LOVE IT. (It is like the craft equivalent of coloring in a coloring book.) I mostly just embroider onto apparel, and had a light bulb moment — embroider something for my honeymoon outfit. I wanted something that was retro, kitschy, fun, and just special, so here’s what I came up with.

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Juliet caps, flowers, and lace: fabulous vintage veils and headpieces

Looking at vintage veils and headpieces makes me giddy. Some of them are completely out there and some have come right back into style. Wrapped turban style, delicate lacy headbands, and long Juliet caps are the order of the day.

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A mohawk match made in punk rock heaven

Gabby and Josh found common ground in their fashion choices and expressed their love of punk culture with these epic red mohawks. They had made a pact when they were dating that when they got married, red mohawks were a must, so nobody could dissuade them.